 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 534 sidor
...Ad1niral,» by way of perpetuating in the family its real source of greatness. His conduct was characterised by the grandeur of his views, and the magnanimity of his spirit. Instead of traversing the newly-found countries, like a grasping adventurer eager only for immediate... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 346 sidor
...himself simply " The Admiral," by way of perpetuating in the family the source of its real greatness. His conduct was characterized by the grandeur of his views, and the magnanimity of his spirit. Instead of ravaging the newly found countries like many of his contemporary discoverers, who were intent... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1830 - 636 sidor
...over a finely variegated country. was strongly tinctured. Of a great and inventive genius, a lofty and noble ambition, his conduct was characterized...modem times, to change the face of the world have been Italians—Columbus and Napoleon.—For further information respecting the life of Columbus, we refer... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 634 sidor
...enthusiasm, with which his whole character was strongly tinctured. Of a great and inventive genius, a lofty and noble ambition, his conduct was characterized...republics. The two men who have probably done most, in modern times, to change the face of the world have been Italians — Columbus and Napoleon. — For... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 636 sidor
...tinctured. Of a great and inventive genius, a lofty and noble ambition, his conduct was cliaracterized by the grandeur of his views and the magnanimity of...republics. The two men who have probably done most, in modern times, to change the face of the world have been Italians—Columbus and Napoleon. — For further... | |
 | 1832 - 602 sidor
...enthusiastic engagedness in the ceremonies of his religion. Of a great and inventive genius and lofty and noble ambition, his conduct was characterized...grandeur of his views and the magnanimity of his spirit. We might pause here, and weep at the ingratitude, and sigh at the depraved selfishness of man, when... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 630 sidor
...enthusiasm, with which his whole character was strongly tinctured. Of a great and inventive genius, a lofty and noble ambition, his conduct was characterized...republics. The two men who have probably done most, in modern times, to change the face of the world have been Italians — Columbus and Napoleon. — For... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1838 - 642 sidor
...inventive genius, a lofty and noble ambition, hie conduct was characterized by the grandeur of hie views and the magnanimity of his spirit The treatment...have been Italians — Columbus and Napoleon. — For l'un her information respecting the life of Columbus, we refer the reader to the Life of Columbus (in... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 338 sidor
...dispelled numerous errors with which he himself had been obliged to struggle. His conduct as a discoverer was characterized by the grandeur of his views and the magnanimity of his spirit. Instead of scouring the newly-found regions like a grasping adventurer, eager only for immediate gain,... | |
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Instead of scouring the newlyfound countries, like a grasping adventurer eager only for immediate gain, as was too generally the case with contemporary discoverers, he sought to ascertain their soil and productions, their rivers and... 
